noun
definition
Abnormal weakness of the muscles; but especially myasthenia gravis.
Examples of myasthenia in a Sentence
Anticholinesterase antibodies (AChR antibodies) will be present in cats with acquired myasthenia gravis, but not in cats with congenital myasthenia.
Do you have myasthenia gravis (when some or all of your muscles are affected by weakness, or they tire easily )?
With 44 new cases diagnosed in a six year period, we established an incidence for seropositive myasthenia gravis of 10.5 per million population.
Canine hypothyroidism due to lymphocytic thyroiditis can often be controlled well with thyroid hormone replacement therapy Myasthenia gravis - prognosis is guarded.
This type of nystagmus can be caused by ethanol and recreational drug use, but is seen in myasthenia gravis and thyroid disease as well.
Of the macrolides, erythromycin may aggravate the weakness of people with myasthenia gravis.
When Suzanne Rogers was diagnosed with myasthenia gravis (a rare muscle disorder) in 1984, she asked for her character (a core veteran of the Horton family) to be diagnosed with the same disease.